European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 16, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday. February 16, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 7 Voa soviet broadcasts Mark anniversary Washington Joyt on feb. It 1947 be tween 200 and 10,000 soviet citizens tuned in Short wave radios to listen to inc voice of America s first russian language broadcast. The program lasted an hour and far those who could hear it through the jamming contained Charles Lindbergh s views on the safety of air Ravel a one sentence description of american budget procedures and selections or american music including a Cowboy Medley with the song git along. Little  now 40 years later the service has expanded to 16 hours a Day and the Voa broadcast o the soviet Union in five regional languages azerbaijani georgian uzbek ukrainian and armenian along with russian and English. It is still intermittently jammed but Many soviet citizens manage to tune in for news of the outside world. Much has changed Over the past 40 years says Vic Tor Franzusoff who took pan in the first broadcast and is now the senior writer in the Branch. Twelve people helped prepare the first broadcast he said recording the segments on discs which were then played Back and transmitted. We worked literally Day and night for weeks to prepare the  Franzusoff said. We were told think of it that two million people would be listening. Of course that made us very  a newspaper account at the time estimated that 10,000 people tuned in. I did not believe it for a second Franzusoff said "1 think it did t exceed maybe 200  it is hard to Tell How Many listen to the programs today. A Harvard study in the mid-1970s estimated that 28 million tune in at least once a week Franz Solt said. Even those who Don t actually listen find out from their friends the things we broadcast he added Richard w. Carlson voice director said the soviet programs were particularly popular among people who understand the English language programs which Are rarely jammed. He said pc Luna g. Bonner the wife of Andrei d. Sakharov told him that during heir exile in Gorky they would sit in a Park and listen to the Voa. She said they would write Down whatever they could hear Over the jamming and Hen when the pro Gram was repealed later they would iry to til in the gaps Carlson said. The programs contain general news entertainment and features Franz off said adding that one of his most difficult tasks is making the news accessible to his audience. In he mind of most people in the soviet Union the news is something that happened a statement is not news said Franzusoff who sometimes covers congressional hearings. They say we Don t know who your senators Are and we could t care less what they Are saying " America is extremely difficult to explain he added. The voice of America is a Branch of he . Information Agency but its employees insist the news operation is Independent. Our listeners arc sceptical said Natalie Clarl Tson chief of the russian Branch. I have met people who say they listened for years and never believed any thing. Then they remember one piece of bad news watergate or the challenger coverage trial made them into  Franzusoff who visited the soviet Union in the 1970s, said his trips gave him a Chance to hear the voice for the first Lime. "1 would listen to radio Moscow which was Noth ing but soviet propaganda and then i would tune into the voice and my god i knew what was going on he said. State ordered to pay for girl s liver transplant Washington a judge Emory Widener of he 4lh . Circuit court of appeals saturday issued a preliminary injunction ordering Virginia s medicaid system to pay for the liver transplant of a 4-year-Otd girl who was denied Aid because of the stale s criteria on liver diseases. Widener granted the injunction after on emergency Appeal by Lorelta and Michael Toad of Arlington va., and their daughter Michelle. Under the injunction medicaid must fund inc liver transplant for Michelle until a further review by 9 three judge panel in March said Joan Delise on attorney with Legal services of Northern Virginia. No Dale has been set for the review. On Friday . District court judge Albert a Bryan or. In Alexandria va., denied a motion for a preliminary in Junction to Force the stale to authorize medicaid coverage for Michelle. Michelle has lost 85 percent of her liver because of cancer and has devel oped secondary biliary cirrhosis of the liver which stale of finals say make her a higher risk candidate for a transplant. Virginia will approve medicaid pay ments for liver transplants for children under 18 suffering from extra hepatic Bil tary Artesia but not for Michelle s Condi Tion. The Only difference Between the two diseases is that Michelle s condition was caused by other medical problems whereas children with extra hepatic Bil iary Atnia Are bom with the disease said Michelle s physician or. William tree it of Georgetown University Chil Dren s medical Center. He said the operation is not a risky one and the children s Hospital in Pitts Burgh has determined that she is an appropriate candidate for a transplant. The Odds said the operation will Cost at least $200,000 and the Hospital will not operate until payment is assured. Org in nun 6,000 6,000 4,000 800 600 400 200 0 Chicago source Ian transplants tier of operations a Juver i j Hearth kid Rwy i s 1 1982 83 84 85 Tab Una graphic Bartelso. So fils Liberace leaves estate in Trust for scholarships Las vegas Ney. Up the estate of Liberace will be placed in a Trust to Benefit a foundation provid ing scholarships to music students across the nation according to a will filed in court. The five Page will dated Jan. 22 and filed with the Clark county clerk s of fice several Days after Liberace s death on feb. 4, places his entire estate in the Liberaoa revocable Trust Joel a Strote the performer s Law yer was named to continue As trustee of the Trust and Liberace asked that his accountant Frank Dibella Over see the funds. Liberace s estate is believed to be Worth millions of dollars. The Wilt did not provide a breakdown of his assets but asked that All his business enter Prises continue in operation. The businesses include the Tivoli gardens restaurant and the Liberace museum both in Las vegas proceeds from the museum have been used to fund the 8-year-old Liber Ace foundation which provides scholarships at 22 colleges Ana universities. Liberace died at the age of67 at his Home in Palm Springs Calif. An autopsy showed i died of aids Seymour Heller Liberace s personal manager for the past 36 years said the foundation has been providing Money for scholarships for the past four years including $220,000 last year. We Hope to do More and Hope to continue providing scholarships for Ever in Liberace s name said Heller a member of the foundation s Board. After Liberace s death his family requested donations to die foundation in lieu of Flowers and Heller said the response was  Liberace the third of four children was born on May 16, 1919, in Allis wis. He could pick out melodies on the piano when he was 4 and was recommended for a scholarship to the Wisconsin College of music when he was 7. He was a soloist with the Chi Cago symphony at 14. Locker room filmmaker disguised himself As a woman police say Santa Monica. Calif. A a Man allegedly disguised himself As a woman so he could infiltrate the locker room of a health club and film women in various stages of undress police say. James Lee heighten Iii 25, was held in lieu of $500 bail after he was arrested tuesday for investigation of trespassing at the sports connection health club. Heighten was escorted out of the club tuesday morning after a woman employee reported that someone making video tape pictures was a Man police sol. Rusi Martin said. Police arrested heighten later when he went to the club dressed As a Man and said he wanted his camera which he had left behind officials said. The Only description of the alleged filmmaker s locker room attire came on the sound track on the tape seized by police. One of the women in the locker room says did you see hat Guy Wear ing a Bra and wig student s shooting rampage ends in his death Mayer. Ariz. A a prep school student who was upset about gelling caught drinking Beer went on a shooting rampage wounding an administrator and a teacher before being shot to death by police police and school officials said. Jarrett Arthur Husu a 17, of Newport Beach Calif., realized he would be seriously disciplined by his father. He totally lost his faculties said Charles Orinc. Headmaster of the exclusive Orrne school. Assistant headmaster Richard Powell said the ram Page Friday night began after Huskey was told he probably would be suspended for drinking that eve Ning on the school s Tennis courts. The teen Ager took a pistol and a Shotgun from the Home of a coach and went to he Home of Jack Thayer director of admissions and marketing Powell said. Thayer was shot twice with a .4 a Caliper handgun As he answered the door police said. Authorities said they weren t sure Why Thayer was singled out. Computer science teacher Gary Winfield. Who had Learned of the danger on Campus and had just told an instructor to turn off the lights in the library1, was shot As he left the Library Powell said. Police Shoi Huskey after he raised a gun Al several officers who confronted him authorities said. Thayer 40, was listed in critical condition late sat urday Al John c. Lincoln Hospital in Phoenix. Winfield 43, was treated for Shotgun wounds to his legs face and hand at Yav Apai regional medical Cen Ter in Prescott and was released authorises said. They said a third teacher Laurie Smith 2s, was hit by stray pellets but was hot seriously injured. Sheriffs la. Bill Maughan said there were gun shells All Over Al the school which is in a Rural area 75 Miles North of Phoenix